Kiefer: How To B U
LA-based keyboard wiz and beatmaker Kiefer talks about his latest Stones Throw album and how his jazz upbringing made him want to demystify music theory and share his techniques.
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Hinako Omori: Finding Stillness
Hinako Omori shares stories of visiting Peter Gabriel’s studio, working with Brian Eno for climate action, and connecting her inner self with the outer world.
Together, Apart: Remote Jamming with Speedy J
Get tips on real-time remote collaboration and learn how Speedy J and his STOOR team set up remote live jams and streams during the pandemic.
Loop Session: Discover machìna’s Approach to Performing
Watch a live-recorded interview with machìna to learn how she takes her music to the stage and turns her art into an engaging live performance.
Shapednoise: Accept No Compromise
The Italian producer discusses harsh, yet nuanced sound design, collaborating with the likes of Armand Hammer and dealing with hearing loss. Free drum and fx sample pack included.
Sextile: Rocking the Synths
LA synth-dance-punks Sextile discuss fusing elements of trance, cold wave, and drum and bass with irresistible pop hooks for their infectious, high-energy sound.
Loraine James: Gentle Confrontation and Forward Motion
Loraine James discusses the wide-ranging inspirations, processes, and tools that went into the making of her new album Gentle Confrontation.
MUNA: Staying Alive
Interview with queer-pop trio MUNA, who’ve produced many life-affirming, irreverent hits since 2016 and toured with the likes of Harry Styles and Taylor Swift.
HiTech: Reinventing Ghettotech
Detroit-based group HiTech delve into their intuitive approach to producing beats, chopping vocals and the hip-hop and techno lineage of ghettotech.
Loop Session: See Wayne Snow in Songwriting Mode
Watch a live recording of a studio session with Wayne Snow to learn how he works with a producer to turn his ideas into music.
Processed Realities: Exploring the Psychedelic Future Music of Special Guest DJ, Perila and Ben Bondy
Special Guest DJ, Perila and Ben Bondy discuss the ideas and techniques that tie their ambient-adjacent musical projects together.
Cloudchord: Tending the Bloom Bap Garden
Chillhop producer Cloudchord discusses how to develop loops into full songs, provides tips for guitarists and beatmakers and shares a free Amp Rack and stems.
Melati ESP: Collaboration Worldwide
New York, Mexico City and Jakarta trio Melati ESP discuss the methods of remote collaboration and real-time music-making that made their new album possible.
Water From Your Eyes: Microtonal Indie-Pop
Water From Your Eyes discuss how they use microtonal tunings and ideas from serialist composition to write the ‘beautifully ugly’ songs on their album Everyone’s Crushed.
SG Lewis: Bridge to the Underground
Learn how pop producer SG Lewis relies on collaboration to shape his creative process from beginning to end.
AI and Music-Making Part 2: Tomorrow is the Question
In part 2 of our series on AI in music-making, we investigate vocal deepfakes, the possibility of a ChatGPT for music and examine profound questions of creativity, originality, and what it means to be a musician.
AI and Music-Making Part 1: The State of Play
In Part 1 of our deep dive we learn what AI is, examine the challenges of applying AI technology to music-making and explore uses such as MIDI generation, timbral transfer, and analog modeling.
The Orchestra of All Things: Sampling Your Environment
Learn how sampling your environment can add texture, narrative depth, and a personal touch to the music you create, and try it for yourself with Ableton Note.